Abstract
Lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH) or pyogenic granuloma is a rare benign lesion originating from the nasal cavity. We present
a case of nasal LCH successfully palliated with sunitinib. A 65-year-old male patient was hospitalized because of swelling and hyperemia
in the periorbital region for 3 months. A month before admission, episodic epistaxis occurred. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a
35×62×63-mm solid mass filling the right half of the nasal cavity. The biopsy showed LCH, and the patient was diagnosed with metastatic
renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The tumor board discussed a strategy that can primarily treat metastatic RCC and symptomatic palliation of
LCH. Moreover, sunitinib treatment provided palliation of symptoms related to nasal LCH. He reported that swelling, pain, and epistaxis disappeared
during the treatment.
Keywords:
Lobular capillary hemangioma, renal cell carcinoma, sunitinib, vascular endothelial growth factor
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